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Chapter 620 - (Chi Yang Zhong Soil) De Long Fruit, Fire Cave

At the instant Gongyi Tianheng vanished, Gu Zuo whipped around: “Big Brother!”

Duan Yunbeng had been circulating his inner energy nearby; hearing Gu Zuo’s voice, he immediately turned around as well. Similarly, he discovered that Gongyi Tianheng, who had been on that earthen mountain, had disappeared without a trace.

In that moment, a jolt of alarm struck his heart.

Had it not been for Gu Zuo’s cry, he wouldn’t have sensed Tianheng’s disappearance at all. ‘Could it be because of Gu Zuo’s psyche power?’ he wondered.

However, without actively releasing psyche power to investigate, Gu Zuo’s keen perception was only a small part of the reason. What truly alerted him was the connection between him and Gongyi Tianheng.

In that preceding split second, the bond between them had suddenly trembled, and he heard Tianheng’s voice transmission: [Ah Zuo, wait for me.] That was what triggered his reaction.

Turning back, Gu Zuo saw that his Big Brother was indeed gone. Recalling the transmission, he forced his psyche power outward, pushing it toward the earthen mountain with all his might. He squeezed out every drop of strength to penetrate the gravitational lockdown and move toward the mountain’s peak.

But the gravity near the mountain was terrifying. No matter how strong Gu Zuo’s psyche power was, he couldn’t simply send it through. Suddenly, his mind stirred, and a Silver Wheel rapidly spun out from between his brows.

The Silver Wheel charged into the cultivation ground like a bolt of lightning. Sensing the gravitational resistance, its rotation speed instantly tripled! Its outer edge whirled like a gale, seemingly slicing through both gravity and space itself. It leaped upward, landing on the mountain and cutting straight down!

Duan Yunbeng’s expression shifted when he saw this.

‘Is this… Junior Brother Gu’s Divine Spirit?’

It was vastly different from an ordinary person’s Divine Spirit; it seemed to possess several types of fearsome power, and its inherent toughness was extraordinary.

Gu Zuo didn’t care what Duan Yunbeng thought. Although he knew Big Brother wouldn’t leave a message without some level of certainty, how could a person’s worry be quelled by a single sentence of comfort? He manipulated his Divine Spirit with full force; his intention was indeed to slice that mountain open!

Unfortunately, this Divine Spirit was still in its early stages. While its toughness was remarkable, it couldn’t compare to veteran experts of the Spirit Psyche Realm. Even though the Silver Wheel’s speed doubled again, it could only shave off a tiny bit of dust. As for larger chunks of earth or stone—not a single piece was dislodged.

[Big Brother, Big Brother?]

[Are you inside the mountain? Did you encounter the Chi Yang Zhong Soil?]

[Big Brother, give me a response!]

[I really can’t hear you…]

After a long while, Gu Zuo felt his Silver Wheel reaching its limit and reluctantly withdrew it into his dantian. He pulled out a crystalline substance, took a small bite to quickly replenish his drained energy, and restored his focus to handle any situation.

Duan Yunbeng saw Gu Zuo’s face turn pale and then quickly return to normal. He asked, “Junior Brother Gu, how is it?”

Gu Zuo shook his head. “I didn’t find Big Brother. However, there’s no need to be too worried; he shouldn’t be in any life-threatening danger.”

Seeing Gu Zuo’s composure, Duan Yunbeng felt at ease.

The two continued to wait. While Duan Yunbeng could still sit in meditation to practice his arts, Gu Zuo was too restless to refine pills. He simply took out some medicinal herbs and began processing them on the spot, leaving the more delicate tasks for after he had confirmed Big Brother’s safety.

As for Gongyi Tianheng,

He was continuously absorbing the gravity on the mountain. Gradually, the force shifted from an invisible power to microscopic grains of sand that entered his dantian. He immediately understood that these invisible grains were likely the stray particles of Chi Yang Zhong Soil diffused around the mountain. Because he had absorbed a massive amount of gravity earlier, the soil had developed a sense of “affinity” toward him, causing it to attach to him and be inhaled.

With this, Tianheng became even more confident in subduing the Chi Yang Zhong Soil.

When others tried to subdue “Spiritual Wonders of Heaven and Earth,” they were usually cautious and fearful. His greatest advantage lay in the fact that, to repair his five internal organs, he had already subdued many such wonders. Now, only the Kunyin Soil remained unfound and unabsorbed. With so much experience and another Yang soil already in his body, as long as he could find the source, he believed he could eventually succeed through persistence.

Thus, Gongyi Tianheng continued to absorb the stray particles of the Chi Yang Zhong Soil. Upon reaching the mountain peak, he followed a certain calling and went straight into another location.

This place was pitch black—so dark he couldn’t see his own hand in front of his face. Even with Tianheng’s powerful vision, he could see nothing at all. However, he remained calm; despite the blindness, he calmly proceeded with extreme caution, opening all five senses to feel his way forward, step by step, searching and perceiving.

Perhaps the absorption he had done outside really did have an effect; guided by the power within his dantian, Tianheng involuntarily walked in a specific direction.

Immediately after, a sudden pang of pain shot through his dantian. A bright, crimson-red mass abruptly flew toward him from the darkness. In an instant, it submerged itself directly into his Hell Path energy sea!

At that same moment, a torrential flood of blazing energy tumbled through the incompatible dantian. Tianheng endured a pain like being hacked by axes and saws, desperately circulating his Heavenly Human Dao energy sea.

In the next breath, the Heavenly Human Dao energy sea also emitted a powerful suction, pulling at that blazing energy with all its might… With the help of the Heavenly Human Dao, the separated energy was absorbed into a vortex by the Hell Dao energy sea, gradually merging with the other inner energy that had not yet fully transformed.

Unconsciously, Gongyi Tianheng sat cross-legged, continuously consuming Bu Qi pills, allowing the various forces in his energy sea to whirl and transform frantically.

Bit by bit, the aura surrounding his body grew even more formidable.

Gu Zuo waited for about eighth hours before he finally noticed the earthen mountain was shrinking. He was momentarily astonished—could it be that this mountain was actually the manifestation of the Chi Yang Zhong Soil? On second thought, it was quite possible. However, he knew the actual Chi Yang Zhong Soil wouldn’t be this massive; now that the manifested mountain was shrinking, it meant his Big Brother had likely subdued it and was just waiting to finish the refining process before coming out.

Thinking this, Gu Zuo’s restless heart finally settled down.

‘As long as Big Brother is okay.’

Duan Yunbeng noticed this as well. He felt no jealousy; once Gongyi Tianheng came out, they could continue deeper. Perhaps he would find his own fortuitous encounter? Even if they couldn’t find a Yin-Yang attribute cultivation site, they could still obtain other benefits.

Under their watchful eyes, the mountain grew smaller and smaller until it took on a human shape. Although the outline was blurry, Gu Zuo immediately recognized it as his Big Brother. However, his Big Brother now looked like a “man of soil,” which was actually quite amusing.

Gu Zuo’s heart stirred. He pulled out a strange object and pointed it at Gongyi Tianheng, clicking it several times from different angles.

Duan Yunbeng was surprised. He had never seen this object before, and it possessed no spiritual aura… ‘What on earth was it?’

…It wasn’t anything rare; it was the camera Gu Zuo had brought from the modern world. The battery still had plenty of charge. He had originally kept it as a memento, but he hadn’t expected it to come in handy now.

Gu Zuo was happily snapping photos when, unexpectedly, the layer of earth on the “soil man” was quickly absorbed, revealing the handsome noble young master within.

At that exact moment, Gongyi Tianheng opened his eyes and looked straight into the… camera held in front of Gu Zuo’s face.

Gu Zuo: “…”

‘What do I do? I got caught.’

Seeing Gu Zuo’s actions, Tianheng’s expression turned slightly subtle, and then he smiled: “Ah Zuo, don’t be naughty.”

Gu Zuo shivered silently.

Being called “naughty”… that was a bit cringe-worthy.

But then again, his actions really could only be described as “naughty.”

Gongyi Tianheng gestured for him to come over. Without a second thought, Gu Zuo stepped forward.

Duan Yunbeng, who was about to stop him, realized before he could even open his mouth that Gu Zuo was walking straight in as if he couldn’t feel any gravity at all.

He quickly realized: the Chi Yang Zhong Soil had been absorbed by Tianheng. Naturally, the gravity cultivation site built upon it would no longer generate that crushing force or hinder their movement.

Gongyi Tianheng stood up and opened his palm.

Gu Zuo looked down and saw several grayish-yellow fruits in his hand. They were the color of longans, but they looked like… shriveled, dried longans.

He suddenly recognized them: “De Long Fruits?”

Gongyi Tianheng said with a smile, “Indeed.”

It turned out that while no spiritual herbs grew where the Chi Yang Zhong Soil was, a fruit tree had been a companion to it since the beginning. It had barely managed to grow seven Earth Dragon Fruits, which had been encased within the heavy soil for countless years. Later, the tree stopped growing and nearly became a fossil, but these fruits had been preserved and were obtained by Gongyi Tianheng.

Gu Zuo joyfully accepted them, then tugged on his Big Brother’s sleeve, walking back with him to where Duan Yunbeng was waiting.

Duan Yunbeng said with a smile, “Congratulations, Junior Brother Gongyi, on your great increase in strength.”

His aura had grown more formidable, yet his cultivation realm had not broken through; it seemed this Junior Brother intended to further solidify his foundation and… had designs on the Otherworld Battlefield.

Duan Yunbeng was well-acquainted with such ambitions. In fact, many like them had chosen to break through to the Celestial Realm specifically while on the Otherworld Battlefield. Seeing Gongyi Tianheng doing the same, he could only praise him for not being short-sighted.

Gongyi Tianheng smiled. “My thanks to Senior Brother Duan for standing guard.”

Duan Yunbeng waved it off. “No need for such politeness, Junior Brother… Since this place is now of no further use, we should continue our journey.”

Gongyi Tianheng nodded slightly, his gaze falling toward the distance.

Gu Zuo looked that way as well, his heart stirring with excitement.

Ahead… was a land of fiery red. Waves of heat rolled and surged, almost like a sea of flames.

It was a fire cavern.

A vast expanse of fire caverns.